Skirt



w. GRABER.

SKIRT; 7 APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, l9l9- Patented Mar. 9,1920.

INVENTOR.

' WITNESS:

ATTORNEYS i QFFE WILLIAM GRABER, or BROOKLYN, new Sioux.

To all "whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM GRABER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York,in the borough of Brooklyn and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirts, of which the followmg s a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to skirts for womens wear, the objectbelng to provide an appliance and structure for a'skirt, by

a. garment for ordinarywear, as a sport skirt, as. a, maternity skirt,'or for any pur= pose where a change in size is desired or re quired. V

' The improved skirt is provided :with a waist band, a section of which, preferably at the front, is of'permanent or unalterable size, while the remainder of the band is ad'- justable in length to effect a change of size of the bandoas a whole. This adjustable portion of the band is composed of a tubular pocket through which a rigid band passes,

one end of the band being secured to the skirt adjacent to one extremity of the front section and extending freely throughthe tuing, in which the figure is a perspective view of the upper portion of a skirt, taken from I the rear and embodying the improvements.

The upper edge or waist band ofthe skirt is provided with a tubular pocket'or hem a which extends from a point I at one'side of the front, around the sidesand back, to a point 0, and encompassing approximately three-quarters of the 'entire waist band. Passing freely through this tubular pocket is a belt, band or cord d, one end of which is permanently fastened by stitching or otherwise to the skirt at the point b where it enters the pocket, while the other end of the band passes freely out through the other ex Specification of LettersPatent." Patented Mar, 9, 1920. Application filed. my 29, 1am. Serial No. 314,022; V

itromity c'ofthe' pocket and is adapted to overlie, to any desired extent, that portion of the waist band of the skirt at the front along which the pocket does not extend. The fixed end'of the belt (Z preferably extends from the point 6 where it enters the pocket, in the opposite direction, along the inside of the front section of the waist band to which it is permanently fastened by stitching. e. To this portion of the belt or to the waist band atthis location are attached a plurality of fastening devices 7, while the" free end ofthc band is provided with corresponding fasteners adapted to cooperate with those on the fixed end of the belt to secure the two ends of the belt, together at any size of waist determined by the amount which the free end of the belt overlaps the fixed end. At one side'of the front panel of I the skirt is a placket g which may be opened whenthe ends of the belt are disconnected, 'to facilitate applying the garment to the body and removingvit therefrom. When the free end of the belt overlaps the full length of the front section of the skirt, that is to I say, wheniit extends substantially to the point 5, the waist isat the smallest possible size; conversely when the free end of the belt overlaps the front section to the slightest extent, the Waist line is of the largest possible size. Under either of these conditions, or when the overlapping belt :is at any inter mediate position, the position of'the placket remains the same and the appearance of the front section or panel of the skirt is not affected. But when'the waist is at its smallest size, the hem or pocket must be gathered or Shirred and evenly distributed upon the belt.

Likewise when the size is increased, the

shirring must be flattened out and again distributed evenly between the points band 0.

Since the front panel of the skirt isnot affected by a change made in-the size of the waist, and since it is possible to evenly dis-.

tribute the side and rearportions of the skirt to compensate for any adjustment of the size, it is evident that a change in size will not afl'ect'the appearance orthe fit of the skirt. The fastening devices hereinreferred to are of the well known character and may no a fastened at a point adjacent one end of the combination with a band passing freely through said pocket and having one end fastened at a polnt adjacent one end of the pocket and the other endfree and projecting beyond the other end of the pocket, and 10 cooperating fasteningvdevices located on the free end of the band and on that part of the waist hand between the extremities of the pocket.

ture.

WILLIAM GRABER.

In Witness whereof I subscribe my signa- 15 

